Thispicture showsa building designedby architectE.Delaistrein the town ofVillersnorth ofParis.

The photocontains amagnificent mansion, luxurious, as is usualin the photos ofLevy.

Indeed, the themes arephotographerAlbertLevy's Architecturalpreferablybe one of thebestFrench photographersin the field,givingthe particularandrare circumstancethat grew toopenbothsides of the Atlanticin NewYorkand Parisstudies.

These photosare in thealbum titledVillasetChaletsPittoresquesisthe second albumof aset of three, comprisinga total of 108albumin, ie three albumsalbumin36each,entitled

"Recueildesnouvellesphotographiquehabitationspittoresquesde Franceurbainespierreetbreakfasts, briquetting, bois,etc.Paris: AndréDalyetCie,1890" which is a completecopy in theMedia Library ofl'architectureetdupatrimoine(Charenton 'I-Pont) under the following data

PhotosofAlbertLevyare inthe best museumsof photographyandthe United Statesin major librariesin the country.AsLevysigned his worksnotusuallynecessaryto locatein their respectivealbumswhere the datacontained in thephotographer'sindex. AlbertLevy's catalog his work until1887is in theBNF.Links

The emergenceof neo-Norman styleis probablythe earliestand also the mostambiguousof regionalism. According toClaudeMignot, the creator of the typeof neo-Norman villaseems to be thearchitectJacquesCaenBalsamfather.In 1860, it builtthe dependenciesof the villaSuzanneLouis-Léon ParisHoulgateand two yearslater,on the beach inTrouvilleNormandyHouseAdolpheCordier.They will befollowed by threeother achievementson the heights ofthe same station.We have to waittwenty yearsto seespreadthe second generation ofvillasacross theNormandy coast,signedby many architectsasJacquesBalsamson, EdwardPapinot, Adrien Joryfather andson, E. Mauclerc, G.Pichereau.

- A study in 34 1/2 Pine Street, NY in 1887 (3).
- At the same time he also had a study in France, 19 rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin, Paris (3).
- The Bibliothèque Nacionale de France also has another reference
in 1901: "22 janvier 1901, A. Lévy, 4 av. Pinel, Asnières" (3)
He is also referenced as bookseller (2).

Unmindful of war or
peace, strikes or storms, the reinforced concrete ship Faith
continues on her even way, plying the waves or every ocean. No see
too rough, no gale too high for this sturdy twentieth century
marvel.

For her maiden
voyage the Faith took a taste of the Pacific, going from San
Francisco, the city of her birth, to Vancouver, thence back to the
Panama Canal. Forty and sixty miles Pacific gales failed to ruffle her
temper, much less to strain her in seams. Having thus convinced all
doubters or her sea worthiness, the Faith slid up to New York, where
she received the homage of innumerable admirers.

Getting back into her
element she betook herself to South American waters and upon her
return set sail for England. While there she was minutely examined
for lines of care or distress, bur none was found. Her captain said
that in his thirty years experience of life on the ocean waves he
had not met with any boat to equal to this one. And her owners
said: It is needless for us to say that the boat took not an inch of
water, as she is one of the stanchest sea boats afloat.

Now the Faith has
returned home in quest of new glories. It is said she will soon be
on her way to a new and distant continent.

The George Washington Wilson and
Co. Photographic Collection
The George Washington Wilson and Co. photographic collection consists of over
37,000 glass plate negatives, produced by the Aberdeen firm between the second
half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century

His patronage by the Royal Family during their
visits to the Balmoral Estates began in 1854 when he was invited to take
photographs of the Royal family in the grounds of Balmoral

He received the official appointment of
Photographer Royal for Scotland
in 1860 and his relationship with the Royal family continued throughout his
career

Wilson went on to build up a substantial
business as a publisher of topographic views, principally of Scotland, where he
travelled to Braemar, the Trossachs, the Falls of Clyde and many of the wilder
parts of Scotland. His English output is small compared with his Scottish
views, but Wilson made several journeys into England.

Collections with Prentiss vintage photographs (alone and in associaton with Gifford)

Angelus Studio Photograps University of Oregon. Historic Photographs Collections:
George Weister founded the studio, and had negatives dating back to
1872. He worked as an official photographer for a railroad company. The
bulk of his work was commercial photography. According to the
typewritten paper, and ms notes, he died in 1918 or 1922 or 1923. Upon
Weister's death (or disability) he sold his studio to Arthur Prentiss,
who had worked for him since 1910 ( Oregon Photographers by Thomas
Robinson)

Photographs by Prentiss are included in the "Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection" hold in the Library of Congres. These photographs are a National Landmark of the history of the United States:The black-and-white photographs of the Farm Security
Administration-Office of War Information Collection are a landmark in the history of documentary photography. The images show
Americans at home, at work, and at play, with an emphasis on rural and
small-town life and the adverse effects of the Great Depression, the Dust
Bowl, and increasing farm mechanization. Some of the most famous images
portray people who were displaced from farms and migrated West or to
industrial cities in search of work.

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Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut and the historic seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making it Connecticut's fourth-largest city after the coastal cities of Bridgeport, New Haven, and Stamford.
Nicknamed the "Insurance Capital of the World", Hartford houses many
insurance company headquarters, and insurance remains the region's major
industry. Almost 400 years old,

In some cases, in the Photographic series the
Photographs are titled, numbered and mounted on blue card stock.
The card stock is embossed"Architectural & Decorative Books, Albert Levy, NY, 77, University".

- A study in 34 1/2 Pine Street, NY in 1887 (3).
- At the same time he also had a study in France, 19 rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin, Paris (3).
- The Bibliothèque Nacionale de France also has another reference
in 1901: "22 janvier 1901, A. Lévy, 4 av. Pinel, Asnières" (3)
He is also referenced as bookseller (2).

Manufacturer:
Albert Levy is referenced as the photographer who began the
manufacture of the gelatin dry plates in 1878. All references can be
found in the book Photography and the American Scene. A social history (1839-1889) by Robert Taft. See (5), (6), (7) and (8) for full text.
Albert Levy is also identified as "early competitor of Eastman, NYC" (9). This reference relates also to the book by Robert Taft (10).

Editor:
The Bibliothèque Nacionale the France (2) and the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library (20) own a catalogue of 2500 titles by Albert Levy as editor in New York and Paris for Architectural photography.